Our Board of Trustees

Lisa Sabol became a Board member in 2015 and previously served as President and Vice President. As a member of the Leadership Hudson Class of 2014, she worked with her classmates to complete two projects; Race to the Taste, a family friendly 1 mile and 5K fun run, with proceeds designated to establish four city entry signs located on the north and south corridors of Darrow Road and East & West Streetsboro.

Lisa currently works as Senior Director of Principal Gifts at The University of Akron and prior to that, she spent 12 years at Western Reserve Academy in the development team. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys volunteering within the community, running, spending time with family and friends, and traveling. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication management with minor in marketing and political science from the University of Dayton and an M.B.A from The University of Akron.

James Hill started on the board at Leadership Hudson in 2015 and has served in several capacities including President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. As a member of the 2013 class, James help lead the Race to the Taste fundraiser which purchased the City signage at the four major routes into Hudson.

Currently, James is the Vice President of  Sales at Evantic. James has a diversified career working in several leadership roles in electromechanical device technical sales. He currently enjoys spending time with his family, running, work out, cooking and travel. He holds a bachelor’s of science in business administration from the University of Akron and an MBA from the University of Akron as well.

Lukas Treu became a Board member in 2020 and currently serves as Board President. He also previously served as Vice President and Secretary, as well as leader of the Leadership Hudson alumni for two years. As a member of the Leadership Hudson Class of 2018, he worked with his classmates to raise funds for local charitable organizations by creating and selling the Hudson Farmers Market Cookbook.

Lukas currently works as Global Brand Manager at Swagelok Company, and prior to that, he spent a decade working at communications agencies, including here in Hudson. He also ran a freelance writing business and served in leadership positions on the Board of the American Marketing Association – Northeast Ohio chapter for many years. He currently enjoys volunteering with his church, spending time with his family, and operating a local social club with friends. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Wittenberg University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in communication.

Gene Fitch is an inaugural Board Member. As a member of the 2011 Class, he worked with his classmates to create Screen on the Green.

Gene currently works as an Instructor at Towpath Trail High School. Prior to that, he spent 30 years in the Steel Industry. He’s served on the Hudson Park Board and the EAC. A 20-year volunteer with Ohio Special Olympics, he currently serves as the Local Coordinator for Hudson’s program, and the Swimming Co-Director for the State. He’s been the Team Ohio Swim Coach for the 2014, 2018, 2022 USA Games, and also a Team USA Swim Coach for the 2015 World Games. He holds bachelor’s degree in psychology from Akron University.

Board member Cheryl Maimona joined the Board in 2020 after serving two years leading the Leadership Hudson alumni group and is the current Secretary of the Board. She is a graduate of the 2015 Leadership Hudson class and has used that experience to serve on the City of Hudson Personnel Advisory and Appeals Board.

Cheryl is also the Past President of the Rotary Club of Hudson Clocktower, the founder organization of Leadership Hudson. Her other community activities include volunteering as a Trustee at Case-Barlow Farm, serving as Board Secretary. She is also an active member at Hudson United Methodist Church.

A graduate of The Ohio State University, cum laude and with distinction in political science, Cheryl also holds a J.D. from the Capital University Law School. She is Of Counsel with the Cleveland law firm of Pepple & Waggoner.

Dennis Hensley became a board member in 2022. As a member of the 2015 Leadership Hudson Class the project was to advocate bike riding and awareness throughout Hudson by connecting residents and visitors with the community via bike riding, coordinating bike route development with the City of Hudson and secure national recognition as a bike friendly community.

Dennis is Manager, Engineering Project Management at nVent and is a volunteer firefighter in the Hudson Fire Department. Dennis served as President of the Hudson Fire Department Association and was an integral part in renovating the Hudson Town Hall into the Hudson Fire Museum and Destination Hudson. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, photographing landscapes and sports, and is always up for new adventures.

Jenn Scheeser joined the Leadership Hudson Board in 2021 and is current Vice President of the Board. She is a member of the Leadership Hudson Class of 2020 (and 2021, and 2022….) and is currently working with other class members to finally complete their class project this June.

Jenn holds a degree in Special Education and has taught in a variety of classes and settings. She currently is Company Program manager and Entrepreneurship Education Program Manager for Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio. She also runs a small crafting business. A lot of her time is spent volunteering in the schools, currently Co-Chairing the PTO Pancake Breakfast for the 6th year and serving as Co-Head Representative for the High School PTO. Jenn enjoys spending time with her family – hubby, 2 kids, and 2 rescue pups, has a passion for traveling, and loves reading, cooking, and throwing parties.